GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE MARCH ON JUNE 5 AND AMRITSAR SHUTDOWN CALL ON JUNE 6: DAL KHALSA

Amritsar- May 24- Remembering hundreds of pilgrims and Sikh
fighters who were martyred during the army attack on Darbar Sahib in
June 1984, the Dal Khalsa has resolved to undertake a Genocide
Remembrance Parade on June 5 and complete shutdown in the city of
Amritsar on June 6.

While reiterating their demand for impartial international
investigation into the killings of thousands of pilgrims, SGPC
employees and volunteers of Dharam Yudh Morcha, the party spokesperson
Kanwar Pal Singh said that the pain of the deadly attack was fresh and
the wounds of the attack still simmer.

After presiding over the meeting of party members convened to chalk
out protest programmes to observe Ghallughara week, he said forgetting
assault on Sikh faith was not possible. He said that the great nations
never forget the sacrifices of martyrs and they do everything to
preserve their history for the future generations.

Giving a call for the Amritsar bandh on the completion of 30 years of
army attack codenamed “operation Blue Star”, the Dal Khalsa leader
said the call was meant to protest against the destruction of Akal
Takhat, loot of precious hand written manuscripts and artifacts from
Sikh Reference Library beside paying rich tributes to martyrs.
He said the march would be organized on 5th by its youth wing – the
Sikh Youth of Punjab. He said young activists of SYP would start from
party office and after covering almost all lanes and streets of the
city; the march would culminate at Akal Takhat.

Taking a jibe at the statement of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
in which he assured to impress Modi government to return the
invaluable manuscripts and artifacts taken from the Sikh reference
library, Dal Khalsa leader said Akali Dal remained alliance partner in
NDA govt under Atal Bihari Vajpayee and now again it’s part of present
dispensation, however, apart from lip service it had failed the Sikhs
on all fronts. Rather, Badals have always remained alert to obey the
every order of the New Delhi and implement it without taking into
consideration its negative effects on the people of the state. The
status of Parkash Singh Badal is just of a facilitator for the BJP/RSS
and he is credited for handing over the state into the hands of the
Hindutva forces.
Others who were present in the meet include Dr Manjinder Singh, Ranbir
Singh, Sarbjit Singh Ghuman, Nobeljit Singh, Harjinder Singh, SYP head
Paramjit Singh, Manjit Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Sukhvinder Singh,